William T. Lynn
Partner, Board of Directors wlynn@gth-law.com
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Phone: 253.620.6416
Fax: 253.620.6565
Wells Fargo Plaza, 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100
Tacoma, Washington 98402
Primary Areas of Practice
Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Municipal LawEducation
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, 1977
B.A., University of Washington, 1974
cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Washington State CourtsProfessional & Bar Association Memberships
Building Industry Association of Washington
Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington
Washington State Bar Sections on Environmental and Land Use Law, Real Property Probate and Trust
American Bar Sections on Local Government Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust
Professional History
- Joined Firm in 1979
- Clerked for Justice Floyd V. Hicks, Washington State Supreme Court, 1977 – 78
Representative Cases/Transactions
- Ongoing representation of Cascadia Development Corporation on all land use, utility, growth management, environmental and real estate matters relating to development of a 4700-acre planned community
- Land use representation for large and small residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use projects throughout the Puget Sound area
- Extensive surface mining, natural resources and shoreline work
- Litigation in State Environmental Policy Act matters
- Emphasis on problem solving
Community Activities
- Cascade Land Conservancy Board, 2005 – Present
- Building Industry Association of Washington Legal Trust Committee, 2001-2004
- Point Defiance Zoological Society
- Zoobilee Co-Chair (1995)
- Executive Committee (1994-96)
Honors, Publications & Presentations
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Land Use (1997 – Present)
- Listed as “Super Lawyer” in WASHINGTON LAW AND POLITICS
- Listed in “Seattle’s Best Lawyers”
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell